NRL Match Review & Judiciary Charges: 2024 Round 15
As charge sheets come to hand, see who's been charged by the Match Review Committee across the NRL Round 15.
Thursday
Cronulla v Dolphins
Jack Bostock (Dolphins)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Will Kennedy (57 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Friday
Canberra v North Queensland
Chad Townsend (North Queensland)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Matt Timoko (45 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$2500 - guilty / no contest
$1800 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
Seb Kris (Canberra)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Tom Dearden (78 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
$2500 - guilty / no contest
$1800 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1800
South Sydney v Brisbane
Richie Kennar (South Sydney)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Selwyn Cobbo (31 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Jordan Riki (Brisbane)
- Grade 2 Dangerous Contact on Cameron Murray (50 min)
- Base penalty 2 matches
- 2nd offence last 12 months
- His options:
3 matches - guilty / no contest
2 matches - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 2 matches
Latrell Mitchell (South Sydney)
- Grade 1 Contrary Conduct on Jordan Riki (56 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 3rd+ offence last 12 months
- His options:
2 matches - guilty / no contest
$3000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000
Saturday
Wests Tigers v Gold Coast
No player charged
Warriors v Melbourne
Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (Warriors)
- Grade 2 Careless High Tackle on Grant Anderson (60 min)
- Base penalty 2 matches
- His options:
2 matches - guilty / no contest
1 match - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. 1 match
Parramatta v Sydney
Kelma Tuilagi (Parramatta)
- Grade 3 Dangerous Throw on Lindsay Collins (4 min)
- Base penalty 5 matches
- His options:
5 matches - guilty / no contest
4 matches - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - disputes grading. Hearing Tuesday 6pm.
- UPDATED PLEA: No contest. Hearing cancelled. 5 matches.
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sydney)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Shaun Lane (33 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- 3rd+ offence last 12 months
- His options:
2 matches - guilty / no contest
$3000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $3000
Naufahu Whyte (Sydney)
- Grade 1 Dangerous Contact on Ryan Matterson (70 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Sunday
Manly v St George Illawarra
Christian Tuipulotu (St George Illawarra)
- Grade 1 Careless High Tackle on Reuben Garrick (37 min)
- Base penalty $1500
- His options:
$1500 - guilty / no contest
$1000 - early plea - PLEA: Guilty - early plea. $1000
Newcastle v Penrith
No players charged
Return dates
All currently suspended players' return dates are as follows:
Round 17
David Klemmer (Wests Tigers)
Kurt Mann (Canterbury - bye Round 15)
Round 18
Josh Aloiai (Manly - bye Round 17)
Round 20
Joseph Suaalii (NSW/Sydney - byes in Rounds 14 and 19)
Refresher: NRL judiciary code table
OFFENCE | GRADE | 1ST OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets) | 2ND OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets) | 3RD OFFENCE (Early plea in brackets) |
High Tackle - Careless | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | $2500 ($1800) | 2 matches ($3000) |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
High Tackle - Reckless | 4 (1) # | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
| 5 (2) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) | 7 matches (6) |
| 6 (3) | 6 matches (5) | 7 matches (6) | 8 matches (7) |
Dangerous Contact | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | $2500 ($1800) | 2 matches ($3000) |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
Dangerous Throw | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | 2 matches ($2500) | 3 matches (2) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) | 7 matches (6) |
Striking | 1 | $2000 ($1500) | 2 matches ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
Crusher Tackle | 1 | $2000 ($1500) | 2 matches ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
Contrary Conduct | 1 | $1500 ($1000) | $2500 ($1800) | 2 matches ($3000) |
| 2 | 2 matches (1) | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) |
| 3 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
Shoulder Charge | 1 | $2000 ($;1500) | 2 matches ($3000) | 4 matches (3) |
| 2 | 3 matches (2) | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) |
| 3 | 4 matches (3) | 5 matches (4) | 6 matches (5) |
# High Tackle Reckless is effectively treated as a grade up from High Tackle Careless.
Source for judiciary code table.